Mari Blanchard(1923–1970)

Petite, attractive Mari Blanchard rarely managed get the lucky breaks. The daughter of an oil tycoon and a psychotherapist, she suffered from severe poliomyelitis from the age of nine, which denied her a hoped-for dancing career. For several years, she worked hard to rehabilitate her limbs from paralysis, swimming and later even performing on the ... See full bio »

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Basically I'm a career girl. I want to prove myself as an actress. Maybe I won't. But I'll have to search until I do. I'll do it--or die trying. I've got lots to learn about pictures ... I've worked hard. When I know I haven't given my best to a scene, I suffer. See more
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She suffered from severe polio at age nine and it took three years before she was able to walk again. According to Brad Richards' full-length article on Mari in the Spring 2013 issue of Films of the Golden Age, she credits the courage and obstinacy of her mother, a psychotherapist, for pulling her through. Her mother did not permit braces or injections but used Hawaiian massages and ... See more
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